"I would hope five seconds of madness will not take over everything of what I've done - I don't feel like that's a real representation of me."Carragher added he has not offered his resignation and the future of his role is "Sky's decision".

He said: "I haven't offered my resignation but they have made it known that they are very disappointed about the shame now hanging over the name."

Danish TV station TV3 Sport has also confirmed Carragher will no longer analyse Manchester United's Champions League clash with Sevilla for the station following the incident.